Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-29
CITIZENS OF SOUTHEAST.
Matters That Occupied Their Attention
Last Evening.

Al a meeting OF Citizens Association No. %
Southeast Washington, held last evening, Mr..
Hardin, from the committee appointed to confer
with the Library Commission respecting the clos
ing Of Pennsylvania avenue east by the new
| library, stated that the committee was not yet
ready to report.
II was decided to appoint a committee OF FIVE to
revise the constitution with the especial view
OF arranging the standing committees so as cor
respond with the standing committees OF the CON-
mittee OF One Hundred.
PROPOSED NEW RAILROAD.
Mr.. Weller submitted the draft OF bin which,
he said, would be presented by Senator Ingalls,
when Congress convened, to incorporate the
Washington and Suitland Street Railroad Com
pany-Messrs 5. T. suit, VIM. A. Gordon Frank
Hume, VI. l. Weller, Fred. A. Lehman, and Others
being named as incorporators. The proposed
route Is from Sth street east along Pennsylvania
avenue TO the new Eastern Branch bridge; across
that bridge and along the proposed new road to
the eastern boundary OF the District with permis-
sion to connect there with road chartered by the
state OF Maryland. outside OF the city limits the
company is permitted 70 use steam as a motive
power. The fare within the city limits is not TO
exceed cents, and outside the city limits not to
exceed . cents from any point. Mr. Weller asked
Tor committee OF i've TO consider the bill, and
that it be endorsed by the association approved
Mr.. oyster asked the object OF getting the en-
dorSement of the association. He thought the
Congress.
Mr.. Weller said there were now about twenty
railroad bills introduced, none OF which suited the
purpose so well as this did He said that the citi-
zenS OF East Washington were interested, he
tnOught, In any project that promised TO open and
improve the eastern section. He would like to
have the matter well considered by this assOcia-
ton and by the Committee OF one Hundred, and IL
there was any other bill that seemed more salts
factory he would like to have that brought for
ward and endorsed, so that IL would have the
weight OF the approval OF citizens.
:, AIter some discussion Messrs. Gaddis, Benjamin,
Herrell, tarron, and HawSon were appointed 10
consider this and all other street railroad projects
affecting the eastern section.
THE BRIDGE CONTROVERSY.
Mr.. Weller said that in conversation with the
vice-president of the Groton Iron Works. who have
the contract for building the new Eastern Branch
Bridge, he had heard.a statement that ought to be
made public. AT the last meeting or the associa-
ton he reported that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company had submitted plan TO solve the diff
Guilty at the bridge. Having ascertained that TINS
would involve them in considerable expense the
company had now backed down. Since then the
company had taken stand antagonistic to the
interests OF the citizens. Last Friday, at an In
terview In Philadelphia with the chief engineer OF
tue road sice-President Conger, of the Groton COM
pany, said that by authority OF Col Hams he would
proceed with the erection OF the bridge regardless
OF the railroad company. 1t appears that the
Pennsylvania company contemplated FIRST
Strengthening their TRACKS at that point and the
bridge plan was to be somewhat modified to ac-
eommo1ate Them Now, as the company refused
TO carry out the compromise 1t had suggested,
Mr. Conge- informed the CHIEF engineer that the
bridge would be constructed on the original plan.
lue cnleI engineer replied Jnau tne railroad CON-
pany oil not care what the United States Govern
ment did; II they found when they Strengthened
the tracks that the bridge was In their way they
proposed 10 knock It dow.. They proposed to de-
stroy bridge erected by the United States Gov
ernment TO span stream controlled by the
United states Government. He thought that such
Statements ought to be known 10 the District COM
mitteeS OF Congress, and that they should go out
TO the public at large Mr.. Herrell present Mr..
Weller said, when the statement was repeated to
him. Mr.. Herrell asserted and said Mr.. Weller's
statement Was substantially correct.
Mr.. Weller said the contractor informed them
that he was going ahead, intending 10 complete
the bridge within the contract time.